SOC 53-2031 · Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL metro

Flight Attendants Salary in Tampa, FL

The average salary for flight attendants in Tampa, Florida is $73,620 a year, according to BLS estimates for May 2025. The median is $60,840: half of the 510 people in this job in the Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL metro area earn more than that, half earn less. That average is 5% less than the U.S. metro average for this job ($77,831).

$73,620average per year

Median $60,840Take-home ≈ $60,622

  • $36K10th
  • $46K25th
  • $61KMedian
  • $103K75th
  • $132K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers

510people in this job
-5%vs U.S. metro average
#1 of 3Florida metros
101cost of living (U.S. = 100)
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Flight Attendants pay range in Tampa

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $36,410 a year or less, while the top 10% make $131,860 or more. The middle half of flight attendants in Tampa earn between $46,290 and $102,530.

  • $36K10th
  • $46K25th
  • $61KMedian
  • $103K75th
  • $132K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers

Pay levelPer yearPer monthPer hour*
Average$73,620$6,135—
Median$60,840$5,070—
Entry level (25th percentile)$46,290$3,858—
Experienced (75th percentile)$102,530$8,544—

*Hourly figures assume 2,080 paid hours a year (BLS publishes this job's pay as annual only).

Flight Attendants salary after taxes in Tampa

On the average salary of $73,620, a single filer in Tampa takes home about $60,622 a year, or $5,052 a month and $2,332 every two weeks. Taxes take 18% of gross pay.

Single filer, standard deduction: federal income tax (2026 brackets), Social Security, Medicare and no state income tax.

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Is Tampa a good place for flight attendants? Pay vs. cost of living

Prices in the Tampa area are in line with the U.S. average (BEA price parity 100.9), so the average $73,620 buys what about $72,971 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 1.2 times the median wage of all jobs in Tampa ($48,940). A typical home costs $360,738, or 4.9 years of this average salary before tax.

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Flight Attendants salary in other Florida cities

Tampa ranks 1st of 3 Florida metro areas for this job, the best-paid in the state.

All Flight Attendants salaries in Florida

Highest-paying cities for flight attendants

New York, NY pays this job the most of the metro areas we cover ($127,220).

Flight Attendants salary by city

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Flight Attendants salary in Tampa: questions

What is the entry-level flight attendants salary in Tampa?

The lowest-paid 10% earn about $36,410 a year and the 25th percentile is $46,290, a fair guide to starting pay.

What is the flight attendants take-home pay in Tampa?

About $60,622 a year ($5,052 a month) for a single filer on the average salary of $73,620. Florida has no state income tax.

Do flight attendants earn more in Tampa than elsewhere?

The average here is 5% less than the U.S. metro average for this job ($77,831).

Sources and how to read this page

  • Wages: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025 estimates for metropolitan areas. SOC code 53-2031; area Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL (45300). Relative standard error of the mean wage: 1.7%.
  • Cost of living: Bureau of Economic Analysis regional price parities (RPP), 2024; 100 = U.S. average.
  • Home value: Zillow Home Value Index. Typical-wage figure: OEWS all occupations, same metro.
  • Take-home pay: Single filer, standard deduction: federal income tax (2026 brackets), Social Security, Medicare and no state income tax.
  • Job concentration: location quotient 0.42, this job is less common than in the U.S. overall (location quotient 0.42).

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